Essentials of Valencia and its World Heritage Sites
Description
A guided tour through the Historic Centre of Valencia to visit its most emblematic monuments, with a special stress on the city's four World Heritage properties. Enter the Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange), enjoy the city's past and present and ensure great and lasting memories of your visit. *In case of closure of the Silk Exchange due to an event during the visit, we will offer the possibility to send the tickets to the clients in order to enter in the afternoon by themselves or we will try to exchange them for a ticket of the same amount to another museum/monument.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit of the Station.
Here we will talk about the Fallas, which were the last addition of Valencia to this UNESCO list in 2016. These festivities are held between March 15 and 19 and turn the city into an open-air museum of ephemeral monuments, accompanied by music, traditional costumes and the smell of gunpowder.
Working days except those with official events or holidays or evening tours (on August & September at 06:30pm)
Explanation of the Central Market and the Mediterranean Diet. Evening tours (on August & September, at 06:30pm) do not include entrance.
We will enter the Lonja de la Seda, a masterpiece of civil Gothic architecture, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. The fabulous Sala de Contratación, with its columns, vaults and ribs, transports us to the prosperity of the Valencian Golden Age. Evening tours (on August & September, at 06:30pm) do not include entrance.
External visit
The Tribunal of the Waters, Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2008, takes place every Thursday at 12:00 noon at the Apostles' Gate of the Cathedral.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
- Wheelchair accessible.
- *In case of closure of the Silk Exchange due to an event during the visit, we will offer the possibility to send the tickets to the clients in order to enter in the afternoon by themselves or we will try to exchange them for a ticket of the same amount to another museum/monument.
Reviews(456)
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The tour guide Elizabeth was wonderful! Very knowledgable and gave lots of good info and recommendations.
We're so glad you enjoyed your time! we hope to see you soon :)
Elizabeth is a great tour guide! Very knowledgeable and funny. She made sure we all stayed in the shade during our walk.
We're so glad you enjoyed your time and didn't get burnt by the sun hahaha, we hope to see you soon!!
I went on an excursion with Elisabeth. We visited beautiful, historic places. Elisabeth told interesting stories and was very helpful with the group's questions.
Muchas gracias por su comentario, nos alegra inmensamente que les gustara tanto!!
Valencia is a lovely city with an old centre that is stuffed with interesting buildings. Our guide, Belen, was full of enthusiasm and information about the city. She went at a sensible pace and pointed out aspects of the city that you would never have got by yourself. The vulgar stone carvings were particularly amusing and the sort of thing you are unlikely to notice unless someone like Belen points them out. Our tour concentrated on the historical centre so we didn't get to see the modern architecture nor have an amble along the lovely park that was the river bed, but these we will do on a future visit - we are definitely coming back. If you have limited time or simply want to see the historical centre of the city, then hiring a guide like Belen is absolutely the right way to go. We would highly recommend her tour.
Thank you so much for this wonderful review! We're delighted Belen's enthusiasm and knowledge brought the historic centre to life for you — and glad the more curious details, like the carvings, didn't go unnoticed! We love that you're already planning a return visit to explore the modern architecture and the Turia riverbed park too. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words to Belen. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Valencia!
Very interesting tour exploring central Valencia. Our guide Sofi was very engaging and knowledgeable.
Thank you so much! We're delighted you found the tour of central Valencia so interesting, and that Sofi's knowledge and engaging style made it such a great experience. We'll be sure to share your kind words with her. Hope to see you again in Valencia!
Excellent tour. The guide was knowledgeable and paced the tour very well while responding to individual questions. We took this tour on our first day and it provided a wonderful introduction to Valencia and its attractions.
Thank you so much, Barbara! We're delighted this was such a wonderful introduction to Valencia on your first day, and that our guide paced things so well while answering your questions. Hope to welcome you back to Valencia soon!
Elizabeth gave us a great tour of the highlights of Valencia! Very informative and she had lots of advice for other places to visit also. Highly recommend.
Thank you so much, Tara! We're delighted Elizabeth gave you such an informative tour of Valencia's highlights, plus great tips for exploring further. We'll pass along your kind words to her. Hope to welcome you back to Valencia soon!
Walking was a good way to get introduced to important sites in Valencia. Plan for stairs. I was happy to move quickly from one site to the next.
Thank you so much for your review, Susan! We're glad the walking format worked well for getting introduced to Valencia's key sites, and that the pace suited you. We appreciate the tip about stairs for future travelers too. Hope to see you again in Valencia!
This was a very informative tour of the history of Valencia and some its main buildings. We visited the City Hall and the Silk Market inside and outside, the main train station, the mercado and the Cathedral. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable.
Thank you so much for your review! We're really glad you found the tour so informative, covering the City Hall, the Silk Market, the train station, the mercado and the Cathedral. Glad our guide's friendliness and knowledge came through too. Hope to welcome you back to Valencia soon!
